18 December 2010
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I have had a busy few days since I last posted. I’ve finished a couple more books (including one I need to write a review of), laid in supplies to start boarding up my loft (more DIY!) and enjoyed a … Continue reading
9 December 2010
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This is an image I found on the BBC website today in a story entitled Phone Calls Used to Redefine UK Regions. Based on analysing anonymised phone records, it shows how the amount of time spent on landline phone connections … Continue reading
28 November 2010
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This is what I could see from my windows yesterday morning. The snow cleared up later on and it turned out to be quite a pleasant day but bitingly cold. The same today (without the snow) and, if the forecast … Continue reading
27 October 2010
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I went to an interesting lecture after work yesterday, on “Trace Evidence in Forensic Science”. I might post more about that later this week but my point for today stems from the fact it was the first time I have … Continue reading
19 October 2010
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Here is an interesting — if slightly gruesome — mash-up site: MurderMap. It combines a Google map with information from London court records to plot the location of all murders noted across the region in the records. I don’t know … Continue reading
17 October 2010
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One of the perks of being RHS Members is that as well as free admission to the four RHS gardens, we can also get into various other gardens for free. Waterperry gives that option in the spring and autumn and … Continue reading
28 September 2010
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Jane and I went along to a HART (Horspath Area Residents and Tenants) meeting last night, which is the community organisation for the Oxford area we now live in. It is a similar kind of thing to the group I … Continue reading
12 September 2010
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We managed to get two trees and two shrubs planted yesterday, as well as putting the Laurus nobilis we bought last week moved onto a more permanent pot. Good hard work but we took a break in the middle of … Continue reading
6 July 2010
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Thanks to the level of detail on OpenStreetMap, down to the level of footpaths round Oxford, I was able to find a new route to work this morning, cutting across part of the Lye Valley Nature Reserve. Not only will … Continue reading
2 July 2010
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I have watched a couple of episodes of Lewis this week from ITV’s online player. Benefiting from very high production values, these programmes equal and exceed the Morse series which preceeded them. As with Morse, one of the main stars … Continue reading